When will Hollywood stop beating up on Italian Americans?
The Bank of America. Planter’s Peanuts. Tropicana Orange Juice. Barnes & Noble bookstores. The Radio Flyer Red Wagon. The Securities and Exchange Commission. The Jacuzzi. The pilot ejector seat. The first computer microprocessor. The shopping mall. Multicultural education. And even the McDonald’s Big Mac hamburger. What do all of these long-accepte...
La pluripremiata make up artist italiana, firma una nuova linea cosmetica e definisce il ruolo del make up nel mondo della moda
Una donna glamour-rock che sa essere elegante, cosmopolita e pratica allo stesso tempo. Questa la donna che ha ispirato la nuova linea di make up biologica e vegana creata da Angela Valentino, make up artist di Monza, che oltreoceano ha trovato la consacrazione con due premi importanti: Make up artist 2018 a Los Angeles, e Make up artist 2019 a Ne...
IAP 116: “Our American epidemic” An Italian American perspective on the U.S. opioid crisis
The United States population is equivalent to 4.27% of the total world population, yet we consume 90% of the opioids on earth. Every single day we lose 150 Americans to opioid related deaths. It’s an epidemic that is ravishing our nation, and one that is little understood. This week, moderator John M. Viola sits down with longtime friend Dr. John...
Supermodel Lily Aldridge’s Italy-inspired essentials
For model Lily Aldridge, growing up in an Italian family meant “lots of gatherings filled with great food and lots of laughs.” The Victoria’s Secret Angel and Sports Illustrated cover star now carries on those same traditions with her husband, Kings of Leon frontman Caleb Followill, and their children, 7-year-old Dixie Pearl and 9-month-old Winston...
The oldest Italian restaurants in the US
Italy and the US: what a history our countries have. So many things in common, they are only superficially different. Yes, there are many beautiful things we share, two of them are the love for good food and the attachment to our country. Italian-Americans made of both a mark of distinction and we Italians, I sometimes think, should take a page off...
Why Millions Fled Southern Italy and Sparked the Creation of Italian America
In celebration of Italian American Heritage Month, our favorite moderator John M. Viola was invited to speak to the Northern Ohio Italian American Foundation (NOIA Foundation) about the history of Southern Italy and its impact on the Italian American story. Recorded from a live presentation, join our friends in Cleveland as they explore a brief his...
Beyond spaghetti: Recognize Italians for positive contributions
In 1942, Enrico Fermi created the world’s first nuclear reactor. Guglielmo Marconi transmitted the first transatlantic radio signal. What do these people have in common? Their last names end in vowels, of course. And they all hail from the land of unlimited breadsticks and progressive culture. Italy has long been a fortress of ideas, innovation and...
'Dante's Inferno' TV Series in the Works at Freeform
The contemporary reimagining of the 14th century poem is among the first projects being developed by head of originals Lauren Corrao. Freeform, on the heels of its Pretty Little Liars and Cloak and Dagger cancellations, is looking to put a new spin on one of the most famous poems ever. The Disney-owned basic cable network has put a contemporary rei...
In difficult times, pray for the courage of Mother Cabrini
Do you know who Mother Cabrini is? We celebrate her Feast Day this week. St. Frances Xavier Cabrini was an Italian-born sister who felt a passionate desire to serve the poor. In 1880, after founding the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart, she presented herself to Pope Leo XIII and asked to be sent to China. Leo answered, “Not to the East, but t...
Vinatieri is lucky to be in NFL
NFL’s Adam Vinatieri, placekicker for football’s Indianapolis Colts, is quite the guy. First, Vinatieri is the oldest player (age 46) currently playing in the NFL. In pigskin land, this is old. Naturally, this gives folks pause to wonder if “he’s still got it.” And for a while, there was good reason to doubt. Vinatieri missed five of eight kicks...
US Trailer for 'Shooting the Mafia' Doc About an Italian Photographer
"Imagine how they felt, being photographed." Cohen Media Group has unveiled an official US trailer for the acclaimed documentary called Shooting the Mafia, which first premiered at both the Sundance & Berlin Film Festivals earlier this year. The doc film is a profile of famed Italian photographer Letizia Battaglia, the first woman to ever be employ...
Yabla: Learn Italian with TV, Film and Videos
You may have a little Italian under your belt, perhaps from family experience, travel, tutors, or classes, and you want to improve your skills in a way that is not only fun but works. Perhaps you have no Italian, but you long to understand the beautiful language of the Old Continent... and maybe hope to order dinner in Verona using the chef’s nativ...